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Bachelor of Nursing

Bachelor of Nursing

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  • Level:3-Year Bachelor's Degree
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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

Internationally Qualified Nurses must demonstrate recency of practice (within a period of five years) and have unconditional registration in the country where their original registration was obtained.

Advanced standing pathway (Trimester 1 intake only)

Applicants for the Advanced standing pathway must:

  •  hold a Diploma of Nursing from an accredited Australian Education Provider
  • or have completed more than one year of Bachelor of Nursing studies from an Australian University deemed equivalent to Year 1 of the Griffith University Bachelor of Nursing
  • or are Endorsed Enrolled Nurses registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

Note: A limited number of places are available for the Advanced standing pathway. 

Trimester 2 intake: Applicants must hold a Diploma of Health Care from Griffith College or be an Internationally Qualified Nurse and provide documentary evidence with their application.

Prerequisites: English, English as an Additional Language, Literature or English & Literature Extension (Units 3&4, C)

English Requirements

We will accept English language test scores from one test sitting OR a maximum of two test sittings in a six month period only if the following criteria are met:

  • IELTS (Academic): A minimum overall score of 7.0 is achieved in each sitting and the applicant achieves a minimum of 7.0 in each component across the two sittings and no score in any component of the test is below 6.5

  • OET: The applicant is tested in all four components in each sitting and a minimum score of B in each component is achieved across the two sittings and no score in any component of the test is below C

  • PTE (Academic): A minimum overall score of 65 is achieved in each sitting and the applicant achieves a minimum of 65 in each of the communicative skills across the two sittings and no score in any component of the test is below 58

  • TOEFL: A minimum total score of 94 is achieved in each sitting and the applicant achieves a minimum score of 24 for listening, 24 for reading, 27 for writing and 23 for speaking across the two sittings and no score in any of the sections is below:

    • 20 for listening | 19 for reading | 24 for writing | 20 for speaking.

English test results must be no more than two years old

Course Information

The published Bachelor of Nursing program of study is subject to re-accreditation by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council and approval by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.

Nursing is the science of professional caring and offers opportunities to promote and restore health, prevent illness and alleviate suffering. In this degree, you will develop key skills for excellent nursing care.

You will develop your skills through clinical placements across the health sector and you will have opportunities to undertake rural, remote and overseas placements.

The Bachelor of Nursing includes multiple pathways. The degree requirements of each of the pathways are different and you will need to follow the requirements for your pathway to ensure your eligibility to graduate.

The Trimester 2 intake is only available to students with one of the following qualifications:

  • Diploma of Health Care (from Griffith College)

  • Diploma of Nursing from an accredited Australian Education Provider and registration as an Enrolled Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

  • Internationally Qualified Nurses

Honours is available through an additional year of study.

CRICOS CODE: 002436M

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STANDARD PROGRAM

Year 1

You must complete the following courses:

  • Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice - 1803NRS

  • Psychosocial Development across the Lifespan - 1804NRS

  • Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 - 1805NRS

  • Communicating Effectively - 1806NRS

  • Safe Administration of Medications - 1807NRS

  • Human Anatomy and Physiology 2 - 1808NRS

  • Effective Nursing Practice - 1809NRS

  • Health Assessment - 1810NRS

Year 2

You must complete the following courses:

  • Acute Nursing Practice - 2803NRS

  • Human Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 1 - 2804NRS

  • Legal and Ethical Principles in Healthcare - 2805NRS

  • Research in Nursing - 2806NRS

  • Chronic Illness Management - 2807NRS

  • Human Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 2 - 2808NRS

  • Mental Health Nursing Practice - 2809NRS

  • Child and Family Nursing Practice - 2810NRS (not offered from 2023)

OR

  • Family Nursing - 2811NRS (offered from 2023)

Year 3

You must complete the following courses:

  • Free-choice elective

  • Professional Nursing Practice - 3806NRS

  • Complex Clinical Care - 3803NRS

  • Community Nursing Practice - 3804NRS

  • Health and Illness in Older People - 3805NRS

  • First Peoples Health and Practice - 3121MED

  • Clinical Decision Making - 3807NRS (not offered from 2024)

OR

  • Professional Experience Capstone - 3808NRS (offered from 2024)

PATHWAYS

Diploma of Health Care

For students with a Diploma of Health Care from Griffith College only.

Year 2

You must complete the following courses:

  • Credit (80)

  • Effective Nursing Practice - 1809NRS (see Note 1)

  • Acute Nursing Practice - 2803NRS

  • Human Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 1 - 2804NRS

  • Research in Nursing - 2806NRS

  • Chronic Illness Management - 2807NRS

  • Human Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 2 - 2808NRS

  • Mental Health Nursing Practice - 2809NRS

  • Child and Family Nursing Practice - 2810NRS (not offered from 2023)

OR

  • Family Nursing - 2811NRS (offered from 2023)

Note 1: 1809NRS is offered in intensive mode (in Trimester 1) and attendance is compulsory.

Year 3

You must complete the following courses:

  • Legal and Ethical Principles in Healthcare - 2805NRS

  • Complex Clinical Care - 3803NRS

  • Community Nursing Practice - 3804NRS

  • Health and Illness in Older People - 3805NRS

  • Professional Nursing Practice - 3806NRS

  • Clinical Decision Making - 3807NRS (not offered from 2024)

OR

  • Professional Experience Capstone - 3808NRS (offered from 2024)

  • First Peoples Health and Practice - 3121MED

Internationally Qualified Nurses

For Internationally Qualified Nurses who meet conditions to receive credit for the first year of the program.

Year 2

You must complete the following courses:

  • Credit (80)

  • Acute Nursing Practice - 2803NRS

  • Human Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 1 - 2804NRS

  • Legal and Ethical Principles in Healthcare - 2805NRS

  • Research in Nursing - 2806NRS

  • Chronic Illness Management - 2807NRS

  • Human Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 2 - 2808NRS

  • Mental Health Nursing Practice - 2809NRS

  • Child and Family Nursing Practice - 2810NRS (not offered from 2023)

OR

  • Family Nursing - 2811NRS (offered from 2023)

Year 3

  • Free-choice elective

  • Professional Nursing Practice - 3806NRS

  • Complex Clinical Care - 3803NRS

  • Community Nursing Practice - 3804NRS

  • Health and Illness in Older People - 3805NRS

  • First Peoples Health and Practice - 3121MED

  • Clinical Decision Making - 3807NRS (not offered from 2024)

OR

  • Professional Experience Capstone - 3808NRS (offered from 2024)

FREE-CHOICE ELECTIVES

You may select free-choice electives from the list below or any Undergraduate free-choice elective/s offered across the University provided prerequisites are met. If you require guidance, please liaise with your Program Director.

  • Care of the Neonate - 3900NRS

  • Child and Youth Mental Health - 3936NRS

  • Global Women's Health - 3777NRS

  • Introduction to Sexual Health and STI - 3929NRS

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

You will find opportunities in hospitals, in the community, and in urban and rural settings. Nursing graduates are employed in a range of occupations and industries. As well as hospitals, medical centres, community health clinics and aged care centres, you'll be prepared for work in schools, the travel industry, with drug and alcohol service providers, in sporting clubs or in research organisations.

Ability to settle

Overseas Student Health Cover

OSHC: 609 ($) AUD per year

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